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QSN-8690-1: Pillow vulnerability
September 1, 2026
Summary
Pillow could be made to crash or expose sensitive information if it processed a specially crafted image file.
Details
It was discovered that Pillow did not properly manage memory when processing certain image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or read sensitive data.
Affected QuantaStor releases
| Release | Platform | Package | Exposure | Shipped version | Fixed version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.9.1.001 | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | python3-pil | Externally-facing | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Fixed in this release |
| 6.9.1.001 | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | python3-pil.imagetk | Externally-facing | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Fixed in this release |
| 6.9.0.464 | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | python3-pil | Externally-facing | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Fixed in this release |
| 6.9.0.464 | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | python3-pil.imagetk | Externally-facing | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Fixed in this release |
| 6.8.6.015 | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | python3-pil | Externally-facing | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Fixed in this release |
| 6.8.6.015 | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | python3-pil.imagetk | Externally-facing | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Fixed in this release |
| 6.8.5.018 | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | python3-pil | Externally-facing | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.4 | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Fixed by QuantaStor security update |
| 6.8.5.018 | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | python3-pil.imagetk | Externally-facing | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.4 | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Fixed by QuantaStor security update |
| 6.8.4.038 | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | python3-pil | Externally-facing | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.4 | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Fixed by QuantaStor security update |
| 6.8.4.038 | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | python3-pil.imagetk | Externally-facing | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.4 | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Fixed by QuantaStor security update |
| 6.8.3.018 | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | python3-pil | Externally-facing | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.4 | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Fixed by QuantaStor security update |
| 6.8.3.018 | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | python3-pil.imagetk | Externally-facing | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.4 | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Fixed by QuantaStor security update |
| 6.8.2.002 | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | python3-pil | Externally-facing | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.4 | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Fixed by QuantaStor security update |
| 6.8.2.002 | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | python3-pil.imagetk | Externally-facing | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.4 | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Fixed by QuantaStor security update |
| 6.8.1.007 | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | python3-pil | Externally-facing | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.4 | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Fixed by QuantaStor security update |
| 6.8.1.007 | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | python3-pil.imagetk | Externally-facing | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.4 | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Fixed by QuantaStor security update |
| 6.8.0.205 | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | python3-pil | Externally-facing | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.4 | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Fixed by QuantaStor security update |
| 6.8.0.205 | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | python3-pil.imagetk | Externally-facing | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.4 | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Fixed by QuantaStor security update |
Internally-facing: only accessible when logged into the QuantaStor console/ssh as the qadmin administrative sudo user; generally lower priority. Externally-facing: part of a service the storage platform presents on the network (or the kernel), so potentially reachable over the network.
CVEs
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8690-1
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59198
Update
Fixes marked Fixed by QuantaStor security update are applied by upgrading QuantaStor with security patches included (Upgrade Manager). Fixed package versions:
| Platform | Package | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | pillow | 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.9+esm1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | pillow | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | pillow | 10.2.0-1ubuntu1.3 |
| resolute | pillow | 12.1.1-2ubuntu1.3 |